Since the annexation of the Eight Kingdoms of Xirong by the State of Wu, it has bordered the territory of the "Ancient Qiang People".

The Qiang people living west of the Longshan Mountains are still different from Xirong.

It is worth mentioning that Guqiang is not a single ethnic group, but a collective name for many different ethnic groups in the west.

They have different cultures, traditions, customs, costumes, languages, and so on.

The only thing in common is that the water and grass live together.

It is mainly based on migratory agriculture and animal husbandry, so the ancient Qiang people and the Qiang people are not the same concept.

During the Shang Dynasty, the Yin people collectively referred to many tribes in the West as "Qiang Fang".

The Qiang people are probably a branch of the Indo-Europeans, more or less Indo-European blood.

This can be seen more clearly from the relationship between Zhou and Qiang and Dog Rong.

The Zhou people were married to the surname Jiang during the ancestral period, and the surname Jiang was a descendant of the Yandi clan, and the Zhou people called themselves the descendants of the Yellow Emperor clan, surnamed Ji.

Legend has it that the two surnames have the same origin and different currents, so the ancestors of the Zhou people must have a deep relationship with the Yandi clan.

Judging from the geographical perspective of Ji Shui and Jiang Shui, this Qiang people were not pure Zhuxia tribes from the beginning, and it is likely that they were mixed with Indo-European factors from the west and north.

After the establishment of the Zhou people, the dog Rong was quite strong, and the Zhou and the dog Rong were at war and peace, and established a marriage relationship with some small countries attached to the dog Rong.

The Qiang people also culturally embraced many Indo-European customs, such as burial customs being the most obvious example......

At this time, Qing Jigao sat on the throne, looked around, looked at the ministers and doctors in the court, and said seriously: "Second and third sons, Qiang Rong robbed my caravan, killed people and goods, burned and looted in the area of Longxi Border Pass, and did all kinds of evil. ”

"The intention of the widow is to send troops to recruit the Qiang people to show the heavenly power of my Great Wu!"

"Do the second and third sons have any objections?"

Be mindful of the wording.

Qingji is to send troops to "requisition", not to send troops to "resist".

It is conceivable that this will be a protracted war.

Perhaps, Qingji still has the heart to knock down the place occupied by the Qiang people as an inseparable part of the Wu State.

However, from the map drawn by Qingji, it can be seen how vast the territory of the concept of "Qiang people" is!

Probably most of the modern Qinghai, Tibet, and the Asanko countries......

It is basically impossible for Wu to conquer such a vast territory.

However, Qingji is a man who is good at creating miracles.

Wu is a country that is good at creating miracles.

It's hard to talk about expanding the territory!

"The King."

Dazai Jiran stubbornly stepped out and said: "The minister thinks that for the invading Qiang people, they can fortify the walls and clear the wilderness, and stick to them without attacking. ”

"Or send tens of thousands of soldiers and horses to resist its invasion, and then find a way to fight with the Qiang people, and it is not appropriate to fight at every turn."

Every war in Wu consumes a large amount of money and food, as well as the lives of soldiers, resulting in a certain degree of deficit in the treasury.

If Qingji decides to go out of the customs and fight against the Kwantung countries, Ji Ran has no objection.

After all, the Chinese countries are relatively large, the land is fertile, and the economy is prosperous, and the cost of needing Wu to govern is not high.

Simply restoring the people's livelihood, the newly established counties of Wu can also create a lot of income for the national treasury.

Expeditions outside the Seychelles are different.

The territory of the Qiang people can be described as a vast and sparsely populated, barren land, and very barren.

Moreover, the Qiang people living there are unruly and unruly, and they do not obey the king, and the cost of governing the Wu State is too high, and the gains outweigh the losses......

"Ji Ran, the widow once said that those who offend my Great Wu Tianwei will be punished even if they are far away!"

Qingji waved his hand and said: "If you just teach the Qiang people a simple lesson, thinking about calming the people, they will gain an inch, knock on the pass every year, plunder the western part of my Wu country, kill my people, take my property, and invade my territory." ”

"Day after day, year after year of war, when will it be a head?"

"This ......"

Ji Ran was stunned for a moment, and then lowered his head and said, "King, forgive the minister. The land of Xiqiang, desolate and bitter cold, is not suitable for cultivation and settlement, if the king wants to govern the Qiang land, I am afraid that the national strength will be wasted for no reason, and the gains outweigh the losses. ”

"Please King Mingjian!"

"The minister seconded the proposal!"

The ministers all stood up one after another and expressed their deep approval.

Ministers such as Kong Qiu, Zeng Dian, Bu Zixia, Zigong, and Ran Geng were all in favor of Qingji's expansion war against the northwest.

"What Dazai said, Damiu!"

Before Qingji could speak, he was good at observing words and feelings, and figured out the meaning of the imperial history, so he took the initiative to stand up and said loudly: "As the so-called, the major affairs of the country are in Rong and worship!" ”

"Husband Zhan, how can you be like a businessman in the market, weighing some pros and cons?"

"At that time, the king was far-sighted, tried his best to overcome public opinion, and insisted on opening up Lingnan and Southwest China as the territory of my Wu country."

"And now it seems how wise that was!"

"Twenty years have passed, and the nine southern counties are no longer as deserted and barren as they used to be!"

After a pause, Bo Yan looked flattering again, bowed to Qingji on the throne and saluted: "Thanks to the king's Hongfu, the original unruly and unruly Nanban tribes that did not obey the king have all been naturalized, and their hearts are towards Dawu, and there has been no rebellion for many years!" ”

"Lingnan and the southwest land, from the beginning, the imperial court needed to vigorously develop, relocate Lishu, and reclaim the land, so that the local finances could not make ends meet, and now, the nine southern counties have been able to achieve self-sufficiency!"

"Such as Nanhai County and Guilin County, you can also pay a lot of financial revenue to the national treasury every year!"

"How many years have it been?"

It can be seen that all investment must be rewarded. It is true that in order to digest and develop the nine southern counties, my Wu Kingdom has paid a great price, but it is still worth it! ”

"Now, in the minister's view, the Qiang people in the northwest, like the Baiyue and Baipu in the past, can be conquered, annexed by the Great Wu, naturalized by its people, and made it an inseparable part of the Wu State!"

"Please King Mingjian!"

As soon as Bo Yan's words came out, the ministers and doctors above the court couldn't help but turn their heads and whisper.

I have to admit that although Bo Yan is a traitor who is good at welcoming and greedy, he still knows Qingji's mind very well.

What he does can basically follow Qingji's wishes......

And this is exactly what Qingji values Bo Biao.

Expanding territory is not a simple matter.

On the surface, it seems that it is more than enough for the military general to lead the army.

However, to conquer the new territories, it is necessary for a group of literati to govern them, and it is very financial, energy, and time consuming to govern those territories.

Moreover, the newly opened territory needs to be governed little by little.

The first is the management model, the second is the lifestyle, and the ideological identity, which will take decades or even hundreds of years to digest......

Is it worth it?

Qingji thought it was worth it, but the ministers led by Ji Ran, Kong Qiu, Wen Chong and others were a little unimpressed.